Which returned more over the last year, FEOE or VXUS?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FEOE returned +20.2% and VXUS +14.6%.

Which is cheaper, FEOE or VXUS?

VXUS is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FEOE and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 3% of FEOE and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FEOE vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

FEOE and VXUS hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and FEOE returned +20.2% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF, and $163.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.

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VXUS costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.6 points.

FEOE vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FEOE	VXUS
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.05%
Net assets, FEOE as of May 31, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.3bn	$163.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+20.2%	+14.6%
What it tracks	not published	FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Holdings in common	8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.4%	14.6%
Below its high		5.1%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

+20.2%

FEOE total return, 1 year

+14.6%

VXUS total return, 1 year

0.50%

FEOE expense ratio

0.05%

VXUS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FEOE and VXUS hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FEOE VXUS

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.52% 2.03%

Shell PLC 3.95% 0.62%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 1.25% 0.57%

Nestle SA 1.89% 0.52%

Unilever PLC 1.59% 0.28%

Cie Financiere Richemont SA 2.32% 0.26%

British American Tobacco PLC 3.80% 0.25%

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitt 2.71% 0.24%

AIA Group Ltd 1.00% 0.22%

Keyence Corp 1.53% 0.21%

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 0.51% 0.21%

Lloyds Banking Group PLC 1.28% 0.18%

Only in FEOE

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB 2.25%

TSMC 1.94%

Ambev SA 1.68%

Newmont Corp 1.47%

Willis Towers Watson PLC 1.12%

Itausa SA 0.99%

Philip Morris International In 0.85%

Bangkok Bank PCL 0.73%

Only in VXUS

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.27%

SK hynix Inc 1.67%

SLCMT1142 1.66%

ASML Holding NV 1.55%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.76%

HSBC Holdings PLC 0.76%

Roche Holding AG 0.66%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.62%

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On the same fields

FEOE

First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF

VXUS

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Eagle Vanguard

What it is Equity fund Tracks an index of Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year +20.2% +14.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.5% (EEM) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +2.6 pts vs EEM not measured

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 3.4% 0.0%

Holdings 75 8913

Net assets, FEOE as of May 31, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.3bn $163.2bn

FEOE and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FEOE

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 3% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 30.4%.

About VXUS

VXUS tracks an index of Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +14.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8,913 positions, with the top ten at 14.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FEOE or VXUS?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FEOE returned +20.2% and VXUS +14.6%.
Which is cheaper, FEOE or VXUS?: VXUS is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FEOE and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 3% of FEOE and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

FEOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FEOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Eagle website ↗VXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VXUS ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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